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30 • THE AUSTRALIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT YEARBOOK EDITION 23
NEWS
Western Australia's Capital city Act passed by
Parliament
Legislation establishing the City of Perth as Western
Australia's capital city has passed both Houses of
State Parliament.
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett
welcomed the passage of the City of Perth Bill
through the Legislative Council as a landmark
moment for the state.
'Perth is the centre of business, tourism and
retail activity, and is the pre-eminent entertainment
precinct in the state,' Barnett says.
'The city has undergone a major transformation
through the delivery of major projects such as
Elizabeth Quay, Perth Arena and the rejuvenated
Perth Cultural Centre, with work underway on the
Perth City Link and Riverside project.
'Western Australians now have a capital city
that they can be truly proud of because of this
government's decision to deliver the infrastructure
needed to create a vibrant city with the ability to host
world-class events and attract more tourists.
'This Bill ensures that Perth has the status befitting
one of the Asia-Pacific's most liveable and modern cities.'
NT EPA Online improves environmental
protection
The Northern Territory Environment Protection
Authority has announced two new online tools to
improve environmental protection outcomes for
businesses and the community.
The online tools will make compliance easier and
more effective, enabling businesses to make multiple
applications for environment protection approvals
online, and community members to make pollution
complaints online.
The addition of this new module to the NT EPA
Online system will allow businesses to apply online
for environment protection approvals.
Along with the existing functions, this new
module will allow all new and amended environment
protection approvals to be developed and managed
online. This will allow businesses to manage multiple
licences and approvals under the one account.
NT EPA Online is continuing to be expanded
with additional modules in the pipeline that will
provide similar pathways for waste discharge
licences, environmental impact assessments and, in
the longer term, contaminated lands management
and waste tracking.
Additionally, reporting pollution in the Northern
Territory has also been improved, with reporting now
available via a simple three-step process on the EPA
website, as well as the 24-hour Pollution Hotline.
Brisbane City Council improves road safety and
tackles congestion
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is tackling
traffic congestion and delivering safer Brisbane
streets with a package of targeted road safety
upgrades now underway.
In February, Cr Quirk officially launched works at
seven road safety projects, which will keep motorists,
pedestrians and cyclists safer on the city's streets.
'These upgrades will make our roads safer and
prevent accidents, which reduces congestion and
keeps our city moving,' Cr Quirk says.
'Council is delivering this $8 million roads package,
which targets 10 known accident hotspots, to keep
road safety heading in the right direction.'
Tweed Heads to be declared regional city
New South Wales Planning Minister Rob Stokes and
Parliamentary Secretary for the North Coast Chris
Gulaptis released a proposal in March that will see Tweed
Heads recognised as a regional city for the first time.
Stokes says the draft North Coast Regional Plan
is the New South Wales Government's blueprint for
the North Coast region over the next 20 years, and
will focus on generating jobs, providing homes and
protecting the area's natural environment.
'I am pleased to announce that this draft Plan will
recognise Tweed Heads as a regional city, recognising its
place on the North Coast and in the state,' Stokes says.
'This draft Plan sets out a vision for the North Coast
over the next two decades to help vibrant and sustainable
communities flourish now and into the future.'
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